The Hayes-Logan matchup is the most competitive and expensive of the five U.S. House races, with more than $8 million in outside spending.
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CT’s 5th District race is receiving national attention and outside spending. Why?
Rep. Jahana Hayes is running against Republican George Logan in a campaign that has garnered national attention and outside spending.
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Jahana Hayes, George Logan show sharp divisions in debate
The second debate between the 5th District candidates highlighted divides on abortion legislation, transgender athletes and federal spending.
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Lanzan programa acelerado de capacitación laboral en Connecticut
La Oficina de Estrategia de la Fuerza Laboral lanzó un programa de capacitación laboral de $70 millones para cubrir más de 6,000 trabajo.
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‘Kids Count’ report: CT ranks 7th in the nation for childhood well-being
Annual ‘Kids Count’ report shows CT improved its ranking in childhood well-being but can gain in housing and economic security.
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Job growth in CT was steady in 2021 — but still not enough to recover from COVID
While Connecticut’s labor market is improving, economists say the state needs to help sectors that provide steadier, higher-paying jobs.
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Report: It’s going to take CT longer than other states to recover from the COVID recession
The COVID recession hit Connecticut’s economy harder than much of the rest of the nation, according to a new report.
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CT residents brace for a lump of coal in their stockings
The latest U.S. Census survey shows fears of lost income that experts say could shatter Connecticut’s already-fragile economy in 2021.
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How is the state’s economy reacting to the pandemic? CT Mirror’s economic indicator dashboard breaks it down
Connecticut’s economy took a hit when the coronavirus pandemic arrived, and there is still a lot of recovery ahead.
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Wall Street continues to soften COVID’s impact on CT’s budget woes
Analysts say surging tax revenues will soften a big deficit this year and dramatically shrink shortfalls over the next biennium.
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Himes: Coronavirus brings ‘the start of a very, very difficult economic period’
Himes says the government must rush money to Americans on the “suffering frontier” of the coronavirus pandemic.
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CT’s traditional economic sectors at major risk as coronavirus spreads
Connecticut’s manufacturing, tourism and hospitality sectors are on the front lines as the coronavirus spreads.
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Trump doesn’t mention impeachment, but CT Dems still didn’t like SOTU
Immediately after the speech, Sen. Chris Murphy, tweeted that he regretted attending.
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Q-Poll: Biden, four other Dems, would handily beat Trump
The poll, released Wednesday, also shows that former Vice President Joe Biden enjoys a substantial lead over his Democratic rivals for the White House.
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New ‘atlas’ tracks social media sentiment for Lamont, Stefanowski, other candidates
WASHINGTON – A new political tool that tracks sentiment on social media every day showed that more people said nice things about Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont than his Republican rival Bob Stefanowski . But the Political Atlas said Stefanowski had Lamont beat when it came to “favorability” which also took into account how many times his name was mentioned on social media.